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Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Transportation Collection
Object ID
MG0123
Date Range
1819-1977
instructions. May be one of several volumes regarding rail operations in Pennsylvania for 1874. There is some data regarding the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co. (p. 413) and the Reading & Columbia Railroad Co. (p. 487). Insert 1 Railroad Report. 1874. Insert 2 The loose pages with paste-overs. �230 North
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Collection
Transportation Collection
Title
Transportation Collection
Description
The Transportation Collection contains documents regarding turnpikes, railroads, Conestoga Traction Co., Conestoga Transportation Co., and the Red Rose Transit Authority. The types of items include correspondence, financial papers, business papers, stock certificates, tickets, schedules, maps of routes, and a blueprint.
Date Range
1819-1977
Year Range From
1819
Year Range To
1977
Date of Accumulation
1819-1977
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 04
People
Bitner, John R.
Boardman, Harris
Bowman, John Jacob
Boyer, Zaccur Prall
Cirt, Anna N.
Griest, William Walton
Hostetter, Albert Keller
Kemrer, Clarence M.
Knapp, Walter
Kreider, Kate
Kriebel, Howard Wiegner
McClellan, Oliver Eldridge
Royer, David
Shuman, James P.
Wohlsen, Anna
Wohlsen, Peter
Subjects
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike (Pa.)
Posters
Railroads
Rates and tolls
Reading & Columbia Railroad Company
Street-railroads
Trolley cars
Search Terms
Adamstown
Bittersville, Lower Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
Blueprints
Booklets
Brochures
Campbelltown, South Londonderry Twp., Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Center Square Road Station
Chestnut Street
Christiana
Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Columbia
Columbia, Ironville and Mount Joy Railroad
Conestoga Traction Company
Conestoga Transportation Company
Conewago Water and Power Company
Correspondence
Dallastown, York County, Pennsylvania
Drawings
Duke Street
East Belt line
East King Street
East Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.
Elizabethtown
Engleside, Lancaster Twp.
Ephemera
Ephrata
Express Printing Company
Greeting cards
Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania
Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Ironville, West Hempfield Twp.
J. G. Brill Company
Kinport Road
Lancaster
Lancaster and York Furnace Street Railway
Lancaster and Columbia Division, Conestoga Transportation Company
Lancaster and Lititz Passenger Railroad Company
Lancaster, Elizabethtown, and Middletown Turnpike
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Letters
Lititz
Maple Grove
Maps
Marietta Avenue
North Market Street
Mechanicsburg, Upper Leacock Twp.
Mechanicsville, East Hempfield Twp.
Minutes
Mount Joy
Mulberry Street
National Railway Historical Society
Neffsville, Manheim Twp.
North End Photo Finishing House
North Lime Street
North Queen Street
Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Penn Square
Pequea Twp.
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photographs
Placards
Substations
President Avenue
Princess Street
Prospect Street
Quarryville
Railroads
Rates and tolls
Reading and Columbia Railroad Company
Receipts
Red Rose Transit Authority
Reports
Roads
Rocky Springs Railroad Company
Schuylkill Navigation Company
Scrapbooks
South Mountain Railroad
South Queen Street
Stock certificates
Susquehanna Railroad
Tickets
Tolls
Trolley car barns
Trolley car yards
Trolley cars
Trolleys
Turnpikes
Walnut Street
WGAL (television station)
Williams Park Station
Willow Street Turnpike
Windsor Twp., York County, Pennsylvania
WLAN (radio station)
Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania
York Bus Company
York Fair
York Railway Company
Extent
2 boxes, 31 folders, 1 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0123
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Transportation Collection (MG0123), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Restrictions are noted at the item level.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-123
Classification
MG0123
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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The House of Krupa : a history of the motion picture industry in Lancaster, Pa

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Author
Krupa, Catharine,
Date of Publication
1965.
The House of Krupa: A History of the Motion Picture Industry in Lancaster, Pa. Catharine Krupa As told to her daughter, Beatrice Braden Since I was the eldest of the Krupa children and the one most closely associated with my parents, George and Elsie Krupa, in the motion picture industry, I feel
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Responsibility
by Catharine Krupa as told to her daughter, Beatrice Broden.
Author
Krupa, Catharine,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1965.
Physical Description
[187]-214 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 69, no. 4
Subjects
Krupa, Elsie Johns Shaub, - 1880-1940.
Krupa, Catharine, - 1899-
Krupa, George Martin, - 1873-1961.
Motion picture theaters - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Additional Author
Broden, Beatrice.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 69, number 4 (1965), p. 187-214Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.69
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A history of the Lancaster Law and Order Society

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Author
Betts, Peter J.,
Date of Publication
1965
the immorality as well as the nobler aspects of its community life. The historian shares with the sociologist a concern for the causes and effects of immorality, the former to understand what has occurred and why in the context of history, the latter to examine social change and socio-pathological
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Responsibility
by Peter J. Betts.
Author
Betts, Peter J.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1965
Physical Description
[216]-239 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 69, no. 4
Subjects
Twombley, Clifford J.
Spotts, Charles Dewey, - 1899-1974.
Law and Order Society - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Sin - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Gambling - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Prostitution - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 69, number 4 (1965), p. 216-239Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.69
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A history of the Conestoga Motor Truck Company

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Author
Summar, Donald J.,
Date of Publication
1969.
CONESTOGA GIANT 1918 �A History of the Conestoga Motor Truck Company by Donald J. Summar The Conestoga Motor Truck Company was organized in Lancas- ter, Pennsylvania, in the Spring of 1917, to take advantage of the war-time need for trucks. The organizers of the company were: Flet- cher Ployd of New York
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Responsibility
by Donald J. Summar.
Author
Summar, Donald J.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1969.
Physical Description
210-217 p. : ill. : 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 73, no. 4
Subjects
Conestoga Motor Truck Company.
Trucks - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 73, number 4 (1969), p. 210-217Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.73
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A history of brewing in Lancaster County, legal and otherwise

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Author
Lynch, Charles O.,
Date of Publication
1966
A History of Brewing in Lancaster County, Legal and Otherwise Charles O. Lynch and ]ohn Ward Willson Loose PREFACE Leaning against the doorway of his brewery for a moment of relaxation after carrying many pails of water from the nearby spring, Henry Dering let the cold, clear water of the stream
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Responsibility
by Charles O. Lynch and John Ward Willson Loose.
Author
Lynch, Charles O.,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1966
Physical Description
[1]-100 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v 70, no. 1
Subjects
Brewing industry - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Breweries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Beer - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Prohibition - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 70, number 1 (1966), p. 1-100Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.70
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In recognition of their prominence : a case study of the economic and social backgrounds of an ante-bellum Negro business and farming class in Lancaster County

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Author
Oblinger, Carl D.
Date of Publication
1968.
Rail- road, Chapters I and II: and, Brubaker, "The Underground Railroad", 95-119. "See Appendix X for nativity of these men. 31SeeAppendixVII. 32SeeAppendixVIII. 33Ellis and Evans, A History of Lancaster County, 577-78, 73; Worner, "The �Colonization Society", 105-122; Worner, "The Race Riots", 175-187
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Responsibility
by Carl D. Oblinger.
Author
Oblinger, Carl D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1968.
Physical Description
[65]-83 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 2
Subjects
African Americans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Economic conditions - History.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Social conditions - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 72, number 2 (1968), p. 65-83Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.72
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Lancaster County's present Court House : a history of its construction 1852-1855

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Author
Kramer, Fay Follet.
Date of Publication
1967
Lancaster County's Present Court House: A History of Its Construction 1852-1855 Fay Follet Kramer ACKNOWLEDGMENT The author is indebted to many people who aided in various ways in making this paper a reality. It is hoped that, in a small way, this paper will serve as a means of saying thank-you to
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Responsibility
by Fay Follet Kramer.
Author
Kramer, Fay Follet.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1967
Physical Description
[1]-62 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 71, no. 1
Subjects
Lancaster County Courthouse (Pa.) - History.
Courthouses - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 71, number 1 (1967), p. 1-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.71
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History of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Lancaster

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Author
McMahon, James D.
Date of Publication
1961
JAMES D. McMAHON HISTORY OF THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MONUMENT IN LANCASTER How a Civil War monument event- ually came to the crossroads of Lan- caster where it has resisted successfully the efforts of anti-traditionists is told by a police officer with an interest in the monument and history. In
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by James D. McMahon.
Author
McMahon, James D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1961
Physical Description
[153]-171 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 65, no. 4
Subjects
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Lancaster, Pa.)
Monuments - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 65, number 4 (1961), p. 153-171Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.65
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A history of mining in Lancaster County : 1700-1900

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Author
Locher, Jack.
Date of Publication
1960.
." Lancaster, 1912. Eshleman, H. Frank. "The Birth of Lancaster County." Lancaster County His- torical Society Papers, XII, (1908), Gilpin, Joshua, "A Tour from Philadelphia in 1809." The Pennsylvania Maga- zine of History and Biography, L, (1926). Hildebrand, Jacob, "Reminiscences of Strasburg." Lancaster
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by Jack Locher.
Author
Locher, Jack.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1960.
Physical Description
[1]-16 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 64, no. 1
Subjects
Mines and mineral resources - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 64, number 1 (1960), p. 1-16Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.64
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A history of Long Park

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Author
Ayer, Richard N.
Date of Publication
1964
A History of Long Park Richard N. Ayer The author wishes to thank the employees of the Lancaster New Era library for their assistance in gathering material printed in back issues of the New Era, and to thank the city engineer, Mr. Thomas Shirk, for the interpretation of survey maps found in his
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Responsibility
Richard N. Ayer.
Author
Ayer, Richard N.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1964
Physical Description
[110]-114 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.68, no. 3
Subjects
Long Park - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 68, number 3 (1964), p. 110-114Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.68
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